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UN warns of ‘grim milestone’ as Gaza death toll exceeds 40,000
The Gaza Health Ministry reports over 40,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 92,000 injured since Israel’s war on Hamas began on 7 October. The UN calls it a ‘grim milestone’ amid a humanitarian crisis.
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The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 40,000 since Israel launched its war on Hamas following the group’s 7 October attack, according to a report from the Gaza Health Ministry on Thursday (15 Aug).
The ministry confirmed that 40 people had died in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of fatalities to 40,005, with over 92,401 people injured.
In addition, at least 10,000 individuals are reported missing and are believed to be trapped under the rubble, as stated by the Gaza government’s media office earlier this week.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini called this situation “a direct result of a collective failure to reach a ceasefire,” in a statement on X.
A very grim milestone at the world’s watch.
40,000 lives reportedly gone in just over 10 months in #Gaza. And possibly, it’s even more.
Whatever dispute there is over the numbers, there is no dispute over the immense suffering.This is a direct result of a collective failure…
— Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini) August 15, 2024
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk also expressed deep concern, urging immediate action.
“Most of the dead are women and children,” Türk said in a statement released on Thursday (15 Aug).
“This unimaginable situation is overwhelmingly due to recurring failures by the Israeli Defense Forces to comply with the rules of war.”
He called for all parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages, and an end to the illegal occupation, emphasizing the necessity of realizing the internationally agreed two-State solution.
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is worsening, with over 2.2 million residents facing the threat of famine and disease.
The UN agency reports that approximately 1.9 million Palestinians have been displaced within the territory.
In a recent escalation, Israeli forces attacked a school-turned-shelter in Gaza, resulting in the deaths of at least 100 Palestinians.
The Tabeen school, which was sheltering about 6,000 displaced people, was struck as many were preparing for dawn prayers.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed the attack was aimed at militants using the school as a base, stating that at least 20 fighters, including senior commanders, were among the dead.
However, Hamas political officer Izzat el Reshiq condemned the attack as a “horrific crime and a serious escalation,” denying that any combatants were killed.
In a separate incident, a Palestinian father lost his twin babies in an Israeli airstrike while he was collecting their birth certificates.
His wife and children were among at least 23 people killed in several Israeli airstrikes in his neighbourhood.
Amid the ongoing violence, a new round of ceasefire talks began in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Thursday (15 Aug).
The closed-door meeting included Israel’s spy chief, along with U.S. and Egyptian counterparts and Qatar’s prime minister.
Negotiations extended into the evening, with all parties expected to reconvene on Friday.
The discussions aim to end the bloodshed in Gaza and secure the release of 115 Israeli and foreign hostages.
Hamas officials were not present at Thursday’s discussions, but mediators plan to consult with Hamas’ negotiating team based in Doha following the meeting.
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fake news. unrwa controls birth records and death. there tons of fake people on their nominal roll or people have citizenship elsewhere. example Mohamed Hadid.whom is a Billionaire.How can you trust something without any verification? so unrwa put bunch of people on the list to scam donations and increase the numbers that never existed and clear it through fake death when palestine started a war with their barbaric act? 40billion dollars into palestine and counting to date
Useless Noise always blame Israel.
等 自家垃圾 清理 完再說
I agree hamas’ claim of 40,000 deaths is grim. Syria’s murder of 400,000 innocent civilians, the killing of countless Kurds, the oppression of East Turkistan Ughers, and the janjaweed’s mass murder of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilian Africans in Darfur, Sufan are not even mentioned by the UN one tiny bit. Is the UN a Useless Notion, Unfair Notion? Why selectively target only Israel concerning Gaza, not even mentioning or taking Hamas to task, Hamas who started the atrocities of rape and mass murder against innocent civilians, and including murdering their own Arabs, why didn’t the UN hold Hamas… Read more »
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Did the Palestinians stll want a leader like Hamas ? Please thinkg carefully.
Oppressions DOES NOT EQUATE TO terrorism.
The Zionist Movement’s objective is expansion. They have allowed foreign Zionists to become citizens to hold power against the Leftist Jews. This is similar to the PAP’s policy to increase the foreign population to remain in power. This war could have ended a long time ago if the 11,000 Palestinian prisoners held without due process were exchanged for the hostages. The Zionists have no interest to secure the release of the hostages as their objective is to steal all Occupied Lands although it goes against International Law. Elon Mask should pack the Zionists into a rocket and take them to… Read more »
Well Moses!! Even if you could Hamas will come & hide among the people to wage terrorist warfare & screw it up.
The whole idea of IDF asking civilians to evacuate Gaza is to fight Hamas soldiers (if they knew the meaning).
However, these cocksuckers hide among their own people, in schools & hospitals.
How can Hamas be ever a serious political party or a governing body Ever.
Only Terrorist Do That!!!
Real Men Fight For Their Families & Land.
Terry Xu is A Good Example:: Oh Wait!!!
I wish , I could lead the Palestinian out of isreal
If the UN is really unbiased and had strongly work to secure the release of all hostages (say) within ONE week after 7 Oct, then it wouldn’t be talking about 40,000 casualties of war now. It is proven beyond doubt that some of its UNWRA employees took part in the 7 Oct attack themselves, some knew where the hostages are being kept, some even hold hostages themselves. UN is therefore complicit in these 40,000 deaths it is now talking of. UN still doesn’t admit that its UNWRA is a terrorist infected organization.